Mobility

New Uber offering could replace party buses

SAN FRANCISCO — Ride-hailing company Uber launched UberEvents, a new feature that allows party hosts to buy Uber rides for their guests in bulk, The Verge reported.

Hosts interested in using UberEvents create their event online at uber.com/events to receive guest passes via email that they can then distribute to their invitees. Uber has not said whether there will be any discounts associated with bulk purchases through its events feature. Guests have to be picked up and dropped off a quarter of a mile from the event and must have Uber accounts to be eligible for rides. For the full story, click here.